Dallas Free Press

05/09/2025

We were proud to join the community to support the Dr. L.G. Pinkston Sr. High School fine arts department for the opening night of their first musical, "The Lion King Jr." Three of our lgp_podcastclub journalism pathway students were in the cast!🙌

Tonight is the last night for you catch the show! Grab your tickets! 🎟️ - https://tinyurl.com/3ky2jh25
📍- Dr. L.G. Pinkston Sr. High School
🚪- Doors open at 6:30 PM
📽️- Show starts at 7 PM

📸 by Jeffrey Ruiz and Scott McClain of lgpinkstonhs

05/08/2025

West Dallas 1 has selected new leaders to advocate for affordable housing, equitable education, and environmental justice in West Dallas. The coalition was spearheaded by the late Raul Reyes Jr. — a West Dallas leader who fought tirelessly for housing rights on behalf of his community.

West Dallas residents interested in joining the West Dallas 1 coalition can attend their upcoming meeting on Monday, May 12 at 6 p.m. at Vecinos Unidos Inc.📍

🔗 Read the full story and know who the new leaders are: https://bit.ly/438b70x
📝 by Brenda Hernandez via Report for America

05/02/2025

Your voice matters. 🗣 Make your voice heard tomorrow, May 3, when you vote for your next local representative.

Check out our voter guide that breaks down your local ballot in and :
📍 Where to vote
☑️ What's on the ballot
👤 Who's on the ballot
👥 Compare candidates

Get our voting guide, dallasfreepress.com/vote, to prepare and cast your vote with confidence. County-wide resources are also on our Dallas Voter Guide.

05/02/2025

Eight out of nine candidates for the District 6 city council seat shared their views on public safety, gentrification and GAF in West Dallas. Read more about their stances to help you decide who you want to be your next District 6 Councilmember. 👀🗳 Get voting resources by visiting: dallasfreepress.com/vote

🔗 Read the story: https://bit.ly/42Fxzhp
📝 by

05/02/2025

Four out of six candidates for the District 7 city council seat shared their views on public safety, affordable housing, and economic growth for South Dallas. Read more about their stances to help you decide who you want to be your next District 7 Councilmember. 👀🗳 Get voting resources by visiting: dallasfreepress.com/vote

🔗 Read the story: https://bit.ly/4jFyepg
📝 by Abdiel Silva Ramirez

04/28/2025

Registered voters can cast their ballots at any voting center within the county, thanks to the adoption of the Countywide Polling Place Program in 2019. Although it's more convenient to vote from any nearby voting center at any time, voter turnout doesn't show that voters are taking advantage of the opportunity.

Rodriguez Lagos, president of the La Bajada Neighborhood Community Association LBNCA and the Democratic precinct chair for Oak Cliff’s Precinct 4074, recognizes a persistent challenge to getting people to the polls.

“In my opinion, people have really lost faith in the government,” Lagos says.

🔗 Read more about Dallas County Elections countywide polling ( ): https://bit.ly/4jyz6vR

📝 by Sujata Dand
📸 by Jeffrey Ruiz

04/25/2025

We see you, voters! 👀

As early voting continues in Dallas County, we’re tracking turnout — and here’s what that means ⬇️

As of April 24, 72 South Dallas voters cast ballots, and 205 West Dallas voters cast ballots.

🗳️ Here’s what can be known about your vote:
✅ Whether you voted early
✅ Which precinct you live in
✅ Your voting method (by mail, in-person)
✅ Your name and address

🚫 Here’s what can’t be known about your vote:
🚫 Who you voted for
🚫 What ballot choices you made
🚫 Any info tied to your name, such as SSN, driver’s license, phone number or email

✅ Early voting ends April 29
🇺🇸 Election Day is May 3
📍 Find your polling place
🗳️ View your sample ballot
👫 Compare your city council and Dallas ISD candidates
dallasfreepress.com/vote

04/24/2025

Help us hold local representatives accountable and sign up for our upcoming Dallas Documenters Orientation this Saturday! You'll learn about the program’s goals and how you can support the effort as an official Dallas Documenter. Our orientations are paid, only if you complete your first assignment. 📝
We'll have food waiting for you to join us!

📆 - Saturday, April 26, 2025
📍- Exline Recreation Center | 2525 Pine St, Dallas, TX 75215
⏰ - 1 PM

Visit documenters.org/workshops to register or use the link in our bio. 🔗

04/21/2025

Early voting for Dallas City Council and Dallas ISD Board of Trustees starts tomorrow, April 22!

Please join us tonight at the West Dallas Multipurpose Center with the candidates for Dallas ISD District 5. This seat is being vacated by Trustee Maxie Johnson as he seeks a City Council seat, and candidates Natashia Gerald, Byron Sanders and Devon Washington are running to replace him on the nine-member board.

The district stretches from a pocket of West Dallas down through South and East Oak Cliff and into Wilmer-Hutchins, and includes L.G. Pinkston High School.

Have questions for the candidates? Submit them using the QR code on the flyer. Find more voting resources at dallasfreepress.com/vote.

A huge thanks to the National Council of Jewish Women (NCJW) Dallas and the League of Women Voters of Dallas for the partnership to make this event happen as a resource for voters.

West Dallas STEM School West Dallas STEM PTA West Dallas 1 West Dallas Community Coalition West Dallas Bataan Center L.G. Pinkston Alumni Lounge Jrotc Pinkston HS Harold Simmons Park

01/08/2025

DallasISD_español cerrará las escuelas el jueves y viernes, 9 y 10 de enero.

Dallas ISD will close schools Thursday and Friday, Jan. 9-10.

01/08/2025

Dallas ISD closes schools this Thursday and Friday.

After careful consideration for anticipated road conditions and extreme temperatures, all Dallas ISD schools and offices will be closed 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟵, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗝𝗮𝗻. 𝟭𝟬, 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱.

After-school activities and athletic events for these days are canceled, and details will be shared when activities will resume.
More information will be provided later if makeup days are needed.

01/01/2025

With less than an hour left of 2024, we need your help to reach our goal! 🚨

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